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Scots Presbyterian Church, Dublin

Scots Presbyterian Church, Dublin, Presbyterian church building in Dublin, Ireland.

Scots Presbyterian Church is a ruined former church on Seán McDermott Street in Dublin 1, built in Irish granite to a Greek Revival design by Duncan Campbell Ferguson and completed in 1846. Its surviving facade has a prostyle tetrastyle pedimented portico with four fluted Doric columns on a stylobate, a frieze carved with Greek script, and a modillioned pediment with acroteria at each end and the apex. Most of the building was demolished after a 1980s fire, leaving the facade and side walls in front of a 2000s apartment development.

Architect Duncan Campbell Ferguson designed and built the structure in 1846, replacing an earlier chapel that dated back to 1820. This construction marked a period of growth and renewal for the Scottish community in the city.

The building served the Salvation Army from 1896, placed in the Monto district, then a densely populated area. In the early 1900s it became a flour mill run by AW Ennis Limited, and after a 1980s fire the business moved to Virginia, County Cavan. The derelict facade appeared on the cover of the Jubilee Allstars' 1997 single Keep on Chewin.

The building is a ruin: after a fire in the 1980s most of it was demolished for safety, leaving the facade and side walls in front of a 2000s apartment block. There is no interior to visit and no church services; the remains are seen from Seán McDermott Street and are listed as RPS 7480.

Greek letters are carved into the frieze above the columns, spelling out a prayer that references divine wisdom and salvation. This ancient language choice reflects the classical learning valued by the community.

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